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== What is the built-in HTTP Server? == | == What is the built-in HTTP Server? == | ||
The GTA Connected server provides a built-in HTTP server which used to distribute client-side resource files to clients when they connect to the server (like audio, images, etc ... ''not'' scripts though). | The GTA Connected server provides a built-in HTTP server which is used to distribute client-side resource files to clients when they connect to the server (like audio, images, etc ... ''not'' scripts though). | ||
== Do I need it? == | == Do I need it? == | ||
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== For advanced users == | == For advanced users == | ||
Turning off the built-in HTTP server is typically for server owners or hosts that want to use another HTTP service like [https://httpd.apache.org/ apache2] or [https://nginx.org/en/ nginx] to distribute the client resource files. This can also help improve performance of the host machine if you want to do any of the following: | Turning off the built-in HTTP server is typically for server owners or hosts that want to use another HTTP service like [https://httpd.apache.org/ apache2] or [https://nginx.org/en/ nginx] to distribute the client resource files. This can also help improve performance of the host machine if you want to do any of the following: | ||
* Run than one server using the same resources | * Run more than one server using the same resources | ||
* Tweak how the HTTP service distributes the files (connection/bandwidth limits, firewall, etc) | * Tweak how the HTTP service distributes the files (connection/bandwidth limits, firewall, etc) | ||
* Not load any resources that contain client-side files. | * Not load any resources that contain client-side files. | ||
You can also change the HTTP url using the <httpurl> in your server configuration. This will make clients that connect to the server use that URL to grab the client resource files. This is useful if you want to use a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_delivery_network CDN] | You can also change the HTTP url using the <httpurl> in your server configuration. This will make clients that connect to the server use that URL to grab the client resource files. This is useful if you want to use a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_delivery_network CDN] | ||